Cigar lighter and cutter.



A. GRAY.

CIGAR LIGHTER AND CUTTER.

AP PLIOATIOK nun) APR. 26, 1912.

1,075,098. Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

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ALFRED GRAY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGAR LIGHTER AND CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 7,1913.

Application filed April 26, 1912. Serial No. 693,322.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED GRAY, a subject of the King of England, residing at- New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cigar Lighters and Cutters, of which the following is a specifi cation.

This invention relates to cigar lighters and cutters and its object is to provide a device comprising novel mechanical features embracing a lamp and wick which is moved forward by the pressure on a plunger so as to pass and make an electrical contact which will light the wick so that the cigar may be also lighted, and upon release of the plunger, the wick is returned to its original position and extinguished as will be more fully described in the following specification, set forth in the claim and illustrated in the drawings, wherein,

Figure l is a side elevation partly broken away to illustrate the operation. Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the wick and lamp returned to their normal position to extinguish the flame. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the plunger. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the sparker and extinguisher. Fig. 6 is a detail of one of the flame shields. View through Fig. 3 on the line 7-7. Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the cutter. Fig. 9 is a detail view of the ball bearing plat-form for the lamp.

The device consists of a cabinet or stand 10 comprising a box or housing for the battery, induction coil and operating mechanism. On the top of the box 10 is a guideway 11 within which moves a lamp 12 adapted to contain some burning fluid and having an upright 13 screwed into the tank and through which a wick 14 passes. At the upper end of the upright are arranged two guards 15 to protect the flame from extinguishment after the wick 14 is lighted. This guard 15 is adjustable by means of a screw 16 so that it may be elevated to any desired height to protect the flame.

The lamp is moved outward by means of a plunger 17 playing in a tube 18 and connected with an arm 19 by means of a screw 20. The arm 19 also carries a plate 20 which encircles the tube 18 and operates on a spring 9 to return these parts to their normal or upright position. With the downward Fig. 7 is a sectional.

movement of the arm 19, a stud 21 which plays in a slot 22 of the lever 23, forces the latter downward, throwing forward the arm 24 on the same shaft 25, the connection be tween the arm 24 and the lamp B is a stud 26 which plays in a slot 27, moving the lamp from the position shown in Fig. 3 to the position of Fig. 1.

On the top of the housing 11 is a tubular goose-neck 28 which overhangs the upper end of the wick and upright when the lamp is in its normal position. A finger 29 is arranged to be in close contact with the wick, while in its normal position so that any flame which is burning will be extinguished while the wick is in its normal position, but when the upright 13 is moved forward, a hanging contact finger 30 partly concealed in a housing 3 at the upper end of the gooseneck engages an edge 31 on the upright and creates an electrical spark to ignite the oil in the upper end of the wick 14, lighting same as it moves into the position shown in Fig. 1 when it may be used for the purpose specified. One side of the housing 3 is removable and this for the purpose of admitting of ready access to the spark finger when desired to adjust the same. Upon the release of the plunger 17, the parts are returned to the position shown in Fig. 3 and the flame extinguished by the finger 29.

The sparking is done by means of a current created through a circuit comprising the wires 32 and 33 from the coil 34, energized by the battery 35, all of which are carried within the box 10 and the tube 28.

The lamp 12 freely moves within and without the housing 11 and on a platform 36 having ball bearings 37 to permit of free movement of the lamp. By this means no lubricant is necessary in the device but all the parts are free to move by simply pressing the plunger 17. At the rear of the box 10 is a switch 38 to cut out the battery and circuit controlling the electrical current, while the plunger 17 and the upper end of the tube 18 are provided with perforations 39 to receive a pin 40 to hold the plunger down in case that it is necessary to retain the lamp in its outer position and allow the flame to burn continuously. The upright 13 is also provided with an eye 41, which coincides with a similar eye 42 on the housing 11 when the lamp is its normal position. When these two eyes are brought together a padlock 43 is used to unite them and thus preventing the movement of the lamp and rendering the device inoperative.

At one corner of the box 10 is mounted a cigar cutter 7 consisting of a spring plunger 6 having a knife 5 at its lower end for removing the tip of the cigar when placed in the opening 43. The cutter is also provided with a drawer 44 to catch the clippings. The plunger 17 is not only returned by the spring 20 but the levers 23 and 24 may also be restored to their normal positions by means of the weight 45 extending from the shaft 25. A plate 46 forms a bearing for the lower end of spring 9 and is fastened to the box 10 by screws. WVith this arrangement the spring may be readily removed by simply detaching the plate 46.

It is obvious that the parts may be otherwise arranged and modified without departing from the essential features above described.

lVha-t I claim as new is v A cigar lighter comprising a cabinet, a drawer slidably mounted in said cabinet, a fluid container within said drawer,'a standard mounted on said drawer and formed with a central longitudinal opening, said opening connecting with said fluid container, a contact finger formed on the upper end of said standard, a wick extending through said opening in said standard and into said fluid container, a plunger and a bell crank lever mounted in said cabinet, said plunger being connected by a link to one of the arms of said bell crank lever, a pin projecting from said drawer and engaging theother arm of said bell crank lever, a hollow arm mounted on said cabinet and formed with ahead having a snufier plate normally resting on the top of said wick, said head being formed with a contact finger and arranged to engage the contact finger of said standard, said contact fingers being connected with opposite poles of a battery, and a switch interposed between said battery and said contact fingers.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED GRAY.

WVitnesses GEO. A. BYRNE, THEo. H. FRIEND, Jr.

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